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Atlanta Catastrophic Workplace Injury Lawyers

Catastrophic Workplace Injury Lawyers in Atlanta

Your employer is required to create and maintain a safe work environment to minimize the risk of injury. If you have suffered a catastrophic work accident in Fulton County, you can be entitled to a lifetime of income benefits. Our team of catastrophic workplace injury lawyers understand how stressful and devastating a catastrophic workplace injury can be, and we work with clients in the Atlanta area that seek representation to recover lost wages, as well as compensation for medical records and other damages.

As you are dealing with a work-related injury, we urge you to contact our law firm to speak with a reputable and experienced lawyer about your occupational accident. We provide you with personalized service and fight to protect your rights.

Catastrophic injuries involve permanent damage to the victim that can lead to numerous medical complications. These injuries alter the lifestyle of the victim and trusting a catastrophic work accident lawyer from The Law Offices of Darwin F. Johnson ensures you’re receiving the highest quality of representation.

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Working on behalf of injured workers, there are instances where our clients are never able to return to work. Through visits to the doctor, rehabilitation, surgeries, and more, their life has been turned upside down due to their workplace accident. We learn to understand your situation and proceed to use our litigation skills to help injured clients and their families obtain the compensation they deserve.

Occupational Accident Lawyers in Atlanta

When you are in an unsafe occupational environment, you face the risk of becoming incapacitated every day you report to work in Atlanta. Consulting with our workers’ compensation attorney and/or catastrophic workplace injury lawyers for your injury, we’ll go over all the details and look at your medical records to determine the scope of the damage.

Many workplace catastrophic injury cases involve severe damages that qualify for income and monetary benefits from your employer.

  • Burns
  • Amputation or Lost Limbs
  • Blindness
  • Head & Neck Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / Paralysis / Paraplegia
  • Head Trauma / Blunt Force Trauma from Falling Objects
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Treatment can be expensive for any and all catastrophic injuries. While victims are left unable to return to work, the lawyers from the Law Offices of Darwin F. Johnson working on your behalf will fight for the compensation you deserve. Without an attorney to handle your catastrophic workplace injury case, insurance companies can take advantage of you. We’ll help you avoid agreeing to a low settlement through our aggressive tactics.

Over $250 Million Recovered. Over 10,000 Cases Handled.

  • Case Results Background $4,200,000 Catastrophic Workers Comp
  • Case Results Background $2,400,000 Catastrophic Workers Comp
  • Case Results Background $1,200,000 Catastrophic Workers Comp

What Indemnity Benefits Does Georgia Workers’ Compensation Provide for Catastrophic Injuries in Fulton County?

Serious workplace injuries will often result in the hurt employee being placed under work restrictions by their physician. To receive indemnity benefits, also known as workers’ compensation, is the first step in establishing your claim. Your employer will have the opportunity to make accommodations for those restrictions, if possible. In situations where they can’t, or your doctor determines you are totally disabled, you won’t be able to return to work.

The type of indemnity benefits you could receive after suffering a catastrophic injury may include any of the following:

  • Lost Wages
  • Rehabilitative Benefits
  • Temporary or Permanent Total Disability
  • Medical Care Benefits
  • Temporary or Permanent Partial Disability
  • Death Benefits

Workers who sustained devastating injuries while on the job in Fulton County and throughout the Atlanta region may be eligible for a catastrophic determination under Georgia workers’ compensation guidelines. This would entitle them to rehabilitation benefits, medical care, and indefinite total disability benefits unless they can return to work at a later date. Typically, victims suffering from these types of workplace injuries were in a traumatic accident that caused so much harm they will likely not be able to return to their jobs.

Another aspect of receiving workers’ compensation for sustained injuries at work is the amount of time you can draw benefits. Currently, without a catastrophic determination made on your case by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, you would only have income replacement support for 400 weeks. This may not be enough time to fully recuperate or receive vocational training for your diminished work capacity. At The Law Offices Darwin F. Johnson, we can help build your case to prove that your injuries are catastrophic and deserve long-term benefits.

Injured On The Job?

To be eligible for Workers Compensation, You must have incurred at least one of the following criteria from each section to qualify:

  • On-The-Job Injury
    • Injury occurred while working
    • Injured due to the job you perform
       
  • Employment Status
    • You are a legal employee of the person or company you work for
    • The company or person you work for has 3+ employees regularly in service

If you have not experienced or only have one piece of criteria from the above, please see our Personal Injury section to see how we can help you recover.


Can The Law Offices of Darwin F. Johnson Help Me?

If you or a family member recently suffered a traumatic work-related injury or illness that has left them unable to work, protect their best interests by consulting with a knowledgeable Fulton County catastrophic workplace injury attorney. It’s not uncommon for insurers to dispute the nature of an injury, including its determination to be catastrophic. These claims are costly, and insurers have one primary focus in mind: their bottom line.

With over four decades of combined experience and millions earned in settlements and suit awards for our clients, we know what it takes to ensure that your injuries receive the correct determination under Georgia compensation law. Call us to set up your free consultation at (470) 285-8246 or contact us online to schedule an appointment today.

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Should I Contact a Catastrophic Workplace Injury Lawyers?

Below is a list of signs that you need to have an attorney representing your case:

Outside of the previously mentioned conditions that often signal that you have suffered a catastrophic workplace injury, you should also recognize when it’s time to contact our Atlanta region catastrophic workplace injury lawyers.

  • Your medical bills are in the thousands or higher
    No set bill amount would categorize your injury as catastrophic. But, if it is that serious, you owe a substantial amount of money because of surgeries, ongoing care, therapy, and more.
  • You are struggling financially because of your injury
    Injuries that cause financial hardship, whether it be due to your inability to work or bills related to your care, are often catastrophic in nature.
  • You can’t go back to your old job or possibly not work ever again
    Job-related injuries that leave you disabled to the point you can no longer do your former work, or any work at all, could qualify as catastrophic under Georgia law.
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